Code of Conduct
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  • Respect others, we encourage everybody to treat each other with mutual respect. Do not use any communication or collaboration services to threaten, harass, stalk, or abuse others participating in these services. Microsoft reserves the right to remove posts that advocate or encourage expressions of violence, bigotry, racism, hatred, or profanity.


  • Keep it legal, Microsoft does not allow any illegal activities. You cannot use the CodePlex or Microsoft collaborative services to publish, post, distribute, or disseminate defamatory, infringing, obscene, or other unlawful material or information.


  • Play Nice, Microsoft does not tolerate disruptive activity online, such as postings or statements that incite others to violate this Code of Conduct or participate in illegal activities. Our participants want to chat and post on our collaborative services in a positive environment.


  • Don't Spam, Please don't "spam" through our collaborative services, none of our users like it.


  • Take it personally, the collaborative environment is for personal use and not a means of promoting your business or services.


  • Accept responsibility, you are responsible for all your activities while participating in the collaborative areas.


  • Uphold the code, In helping to make our collaborative services a great place to meet, chat and exchange samples, you must do your part to uphold this Code of Conduct.


  • Protect your privacy, We caution you against giving out personally identifiable information (such as social security numbers, credit card numbers, names and addresses, telephone numbers, driver license numbers) to strangers online, which may be used for illegal or harmful purposes
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